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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree not to waste ED as an unhooked candidate for the most selective SLACs: Williams, Amherst, Swat, Bowdoin, Wellesley, Pomona, CMC, Carleton.

But it can be really effective for the next tier below the more selective LACs for the unhooked. Some good places to use ED if it's a top choice are: Wesleyan, Vassar, Smith, Midd, Grinnell, Skid, Macalester, Colby, Bates, Colgate, Trinity, Oxy, etc. [/quote]

But if the explanation for why ED slots aren't available at the top schools is athletics, then please explain why the same wouldn't hold true for the mid-tier SLACs. Surely there are lots of athletes at Wesleyan et al?[/quote]

I'm assuming it's because the ED rates for next tier down of LACs is just much higher. Like Wesleyan's ED rate is 40-50% (while Swat ED rate is still below 20%). Also Wesleyan is one of the biggest LACs (3000 students) so athletes are a smaller percentage of the overall student body since the student body is so big. [/quote]

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